Great info. Was aware of the practice of Throw & Mow, but read entire thread to learn more. Planning on trying this on a hunting lease.
I'm in a heavy Ag area. This lease was acquired 3weeks before 2017 archery season. Farmer had soybeans on the property to the east. Once they were harvested....deer activity halted. Several large corn fields to the north, about a mile. Most of November was a tough hunting.
I'm assuming corn will be planted where beans were last year. My plan is to create food plot paths instead of traditional plots.
Anyone try doing food paths?
The attached photo from 10/1/17, shows the type of vegetation in fields on property (owner said he leased fields to farmer until a few years ago).
There's a marsh and then up the hill above is woods with islands of hemlocks and other hardwoods.
Anyways, my plan is to plant strips that connect bedding to the ag fields to the east keeping it close to wood line.
When wind is out of NW, I can enter from the south/road and hunt sections of this food plot path.
South winds, I'd have to cross the plot path and hook in to a different setup.
Need to pull soil samples to have tested. Would like to start off with BW and rye, maybe clover. Then, a nice variety Fall plot.
Plan of action is to spray, follow up spray, spread seed & lime, mow place trail cams.
Will keep following this thread!
